Q2 EPS Estimate for Louisiana-Pacific Decreased by Analyst

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Louisiana-Pacific in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the building manufacturing company will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Louisiana-Pacific’s current full-year earnings is $5.27 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Louisiana-Pacific’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.60 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on LPX. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $123.00 to $117.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $111.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 11th. Loop Capital upgraded shares of Louisiana-Pacific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Louisiana-Pacific from $114.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.13.

Louisiana-Pacific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LPX opened at $88.93 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $90.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.06. Louisiana-Pacific has a 52 week low of $78.82 and a 52 week high of $122.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.60, a PEG ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a current ratio of 3.03, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The building manufacturing company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.14. Louisiana-Pacific had a net margin of 13.74% and a return on equity of 23.75%. The company had revenue of $724.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $711.66 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. Louisiana-Pacific’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Louisiana-Pacific Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were paid a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. Louisiana-Pacific’s payout ratio is presently 19.65%.

Insider Activity

In other Louisiana-Pacific news, Director Lizanne C. Gottung sold 1,179 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $105,544.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 18,838 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,686,377.76. The trade was a 5.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LPX. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Louisiana-Pacific by 76.1% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 560 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 570.6% in the second quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 684 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC increased its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 1,184.9% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 938 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 865 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 41.5% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,040 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Louisiana-Pacific by 142.6% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,043 shares of the building manufacturing company’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.73% of the company’s stock.

About Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through Siding, Oriented Strand Board, LP South America, and Other segments. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding products, LP BuilderSeries lap siding products, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products.